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Open Book with Jenna

Jerry Seinfeld: “The Fun Is in the Ordinary”

Open Book with Jenna

NBC News

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4.8784 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld and Jenna Bush Hager catch up over a cup of coffee to discuss his hit Netflix show “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” and the book it inspired. A laugh-filled conversation ensues.

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0:00.0

Stand-up comedian, actor, author Jerry Seinfeld has guided us through the humor in life's everyday moments.

0:15.4

After the success of his hit show, comedians and Cars Getting Coffee, which earned five Emmy nominations over 11 seasons.

0:23.4

He introduced a book by the same name.

0:25.7

It's a behind-the-scenes look at the series, detailing his conversations with some of the

0:30.0

greatest comedians of all time.

0:32.3

I had the pleasure of catching up with him over, you guessed it, a cup of coffee for the release,

0:37.4

and we talked about

0:38.4

this book and some pretty cool projects on his plate. He took me inside the life of a comedian

0:43.9

calling it the best life ever. It's about the jokes, of course. But just as important, Seinfeld says,

0:51.5

are the people in pursuit of making others laugh. I'm Jenna Bush-Hager. Welcome to Read with Jenna. This is my conversation with Jerry Seinfeld.

1:18.4

Thank you for meeting me for a little coffee.

1:20.9

You're really overdressed for just coffee.

1:21.9

Well, you know what?

1:23.3

I came straight from the show.

1:26.3

But also, I knew there'd be pickles involved.

1:27.1

How about this?

1:28.2

You look perfect. You look great. No, I knew there'd be pickles involved. How about this? You look perfect.

1:29.5

You look great.

1:34.9

No, I feel like I'm 68 and I feel pretty good.

1:35.3

Yeah.

1:40.0

Okay, so let's talk about this show and this book.

1:42.7

This show, you said, is kind of like a Valentine.

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